911 Tribute Photograph on the 10th Anniversay I was flying across the US the year after 2011 and as I crossed the midwest I looked out my window and saw this amazing tribute in the fields below. Unfortunately this is an old and faded picture because the sea air takes all the life out of [...]
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4. April 2011
Introduction to Notes Investing vs Traditional Residential Real Estate Purchases Podcast with Megan McGinnis & guest Greg Spiro. Podcast Powered By Podbean Share and Enjoy: Sphere: Related Content
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31. March 2011
Podcast on Commercial Shadow Inventory Prediction with Megan McGinnis and guest Greg Spiro. Podcast Powered By Podbean Share and Enjoy: Sphere: Related Content
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23. March 2011
What is Affiliate Marketing Podcast? Megan McGinnis Explains the Basics Podcast Powered By Podbean Share and Enjoy: Sphere: Related Content
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13. December 2010
Avoid Deficiency Judgement, From Short Sales With Full Recourse Loan, In California From Guest Writer Angella Raisian’s Blog. This legal chart is intended to provide a quick and easy guide to determine when a borrower may be liable for a deficiency judgment in California. There are other factors and conditions which may change the result [...]
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22. November 2010
Yet Another Benefit for California Veterans: CalVet Loans In earlier articles I discussed the benefits of home ownership using VA loans to veterans nationwide—low-to-no money down & lower closing costs are a few examples . These special loans for veterans can be obtained from a variety of mortgage brokers. With CalVet loans, on the other [...]
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19. November 2010
Loan Modification Program that’s Free-NACA I am re-publishing this article as I see the need is extreme and I continue to hear positive results coming from this group. Please consult their website for current events. The link is below. Best of luck. Megan McGinnis _______________________________________ I just discovered this loan modification program that’s free yesterday [...]
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17. November 2010
In honor of veteran’s day, I thought I should educate my readers on the basics & benefits of VA Loans. 1. These loans allow veterans to borrow up to 100% of the funds needed to purchase a home. 2. VA loans allow veterans to refinance up to 100% of the funds too! 3. The VA [...]
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15. November 2010
It’s been almost a year since I published this poll and there have been a few changes. Since it was my most popular post last year, I decided I should update the list on the Top 10 Real Estate Trainers on Twitter. Tell me who your favorite is…. Thanks for stopping in! Peace, Megan McGinnis [...]
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12. November 2010
Mortgage Scam to Clean Up a Mortgage Scam to Clean Up a Mortgage Scam We saw how homeowners were scammed into taking sub-prime mortgages & negative amortization mortgages being promised a solid, appreciating market by confident mortgage companies. Now we are seeing the fallout of that scam with a new type of mortgage scam–a foreclosure [...]
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9. November 2010
How Loan Mods Lead to Foreclosures This story caught my attention because it demonstrates how twisted our system is. In a nutshell, homeowners are talked into doing loan mods by their own banks, given trial lower payments & after the trial the payments go back to the original amounts that the homeowners can’t afford, then [...]
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5. November 2010
Commercial Real Estate Notes Investing Explained Megan McGinnis interviews Greg Spiro, executive VP of REDC & Auction.com’s commercial division, about commercial note investing, espcially hotels & TICs. Related articles This Could Be a Good Year for Commercial Real Estate (dailyfinance.com) Barclays to Sell Some U.S. Properties, Loans (online.wsj.com) Financing Commercial Real Estate – Your First [...]
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3. November 2010
Introduction to Notes Investing vs Traditional Residential Real Estate Purchases Megan McGinnis interviews Greg Spiro, executive VP of REDC & Auction.com’s commercial division, about the difference between buying the note and buying the house. Note investing is very popular & inventory is plentiful right now, especially commercial notes. Related articles Is Real Estate Investing for [...]
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1. November 2010
Discover Where the Commercial Shadow Inventory is & How Long it Will Last Megan McGinnis interviews Greg Spiro, executive VP of the Commercial Division at Auction.com ( REDC) about the commercial shadow inventory and other real estate trends. Related articles Shadow Inventory – What Is It and What Does It Mean For Selling Your House? [...]
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22. October 2010
Cheap Real Estate Education Can Be Had Here! Tired of all those expensive infomercials on how to learn to invest in real estate? I’ve paid lots of money in order to get my real estate education over the years but I’m really tired of all those fly-by-night, get-rich-quick schemers. But I have found a few [...]
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8. September 2010
Commercial Vs Residential Investing – 3 Reasons Why Commercial Real Estate is Hot When individuals consider turning to real estate as an investment vehicle, folks tend to think residential real estate to expand their net worth. I would say that primarily this is because it is what they know and are familiar with, being homeowners [...]
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2. September 2010
What Happens to Repossessed Houses? There are a few stages in the foreclosure process and today we will talk about what the bank does with a property once it has been repossessed. After a home has been foreclosed upon it will be transferred to a property auction for liquidation, usually called a trustee sale or [...]
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29. August 2010
National REO Liquidation Auction Vs Short Sale Have you noticed how many houses are for sale on the MLS? Not very many and those that are on the MLS are typically short sale listings. For those of you who are new to this term, short sale, that is when the bank will accept a price [...]
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20. August 2010
Why are Sheriff Sale & Trustee Sale so Risky Compared to REDC Auction? Share and Enjoy: Sphere: Related Content
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18. August 2010
Learn How to Become a Realtor in California I have tried for several years to make it to those free real estate classes held at my local agent’s office but I could never fit it in my busy schedule. Now, through John’s course, I’ve been able to do it when I have free time which [...]
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17. August 2010
VA Vendee Program Offers 5% Down Financing For Investors Again, I turned to the expert, Angella Raisian, for this info. VA Vendee Program Info & Questions: VA Vendee Financing Program offers 5% down financing for Real Estate Investors, and is now administered by the Bank of America. It used to be called the VA Repo, [...]
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13. August 2010
VA Vendee Program Facts & Info: My friend Angella Raisian, who is always on the cutting edge of info (check out her blog ), just published this great information…. VA Vendee Financing Program offers 5% down financing for Real Estate Investors, and is now administered by the Bank of America. It used to be called [...]
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27. April 2010
Census Bureau Announces Home Ownership Down to 2000 Levels Well, it’s been a decade since 2000 and how far have we come? Lots of technological advances with the birth of Facebook and Twitter, buzz words for businesses that are hard to miss. But in terms of economic levels it seems we have sunk to old [...]
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18. April 2010
Rob Rowe “gets” the value of Social Media for Real Estate Investors and plans to attend all four free social media workshops presented by Megan McGininis in sunny Manhattan Beach, California. Register here today. Please add your comments and join my newsletter for other exciting invitations….. Share and Enjoy: Sphere: Related Content
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5. April 2010
Self Directed IRA Companies are Coming into Fashion Whether your intention is to use your retirements funds to buy real estate or other assets, it’s always a good idea to interview who you will be working with and compare the different companies. Also when determining who to work with to set up your self directing [...]
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19. September 2011
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